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Gettin' Ziggy With It
What happens in Ziggy’s Place stays in Ziggy’s Place! Imagine it’s 1982 and you’re hanging in your friend’s basement with a rock band, bowling alley, full bar, pool table, darts and more! Well that’s what it felt like when we made a visit to Ziggy’s Place last night in Riverhead. I won’t be sharing all the videos . The staff made us feel so welcome like we knew them for years. The IDOLized band rocked the house and made you pull out your 80’s moves on the floor! After you wor
Laura Orlando
16 hours ago


Cut Your Own Tree - Right Here on LI
Cutting down your own holiday tree might be a yearly tradition, or maybe it’s a bucket list item that finally needs to be checked off. Either way, you don’t need to leave LI for the Griswold Family Christmas Tree – there are plenty o’ fields filled with evergreens just waiting to take up residence in your family room . Before you head out, thought I’d share a few tips I grabbed from Bob Vila’s website. Some words of wisdom from an expert could save you some headaches. ·
Maria Orlando Pietromonaco
6 days ago


A Short Winter's Nap
For most of us December 26th marks the end of holiday chaos and commitments, the end of a year we can’t believe has gone by. But for some...
Maria Orlando Pietromonaco
Mar 21, 2024


Find Your Merry Way at The Shoppes
Follow the red brick road through a paved courtyard lined with shops, eateries, and a nostalgic carousel. The Shoppes at East Wind in...
Maria Orlando Pietromonaco
Nov 30, 2022


Bay-To-Table
Whenever I see our great friend Bob head out on his early-morning fishing journey I stop all my dinner planning in the hope he'll come...
Maria Orlando Pietromonaco
Nov 8, 2022


DIY - More Mileage Out of Those Pumpkins!
Don’t throw those pumpkins out yet! Create a festive centerpiece for November entertaining. Grab a tray, add glasses, tealights, yard...
Laura Orlando
Nov 8, 2022
Why the Long Face, Jack?
Shamefully I admit I don’t remember ever carving a pumpkin. I may have, once, when the kids were very little, but it’s all a blur so if I don’t recall it clearly it may as well never have happened at all. This year my 22-year-old has been on “let’s get into the fall spirit” kick (she’s back from her four-year college stint and feeling all domesticated back at home with the fam) and she asked if we could carve a jack o’lantern this year. I impulsively protested, conditioned to
Maria Orlando Pietromonaco
Oct 14, 2022
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